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Question 1.! What’s a gap year? The gap year is a year’s break between high school and college/university, aimed at promoting a mature outlook with which to absorb the benefits of higher education. It also indicates a break before entry into graduate school. Activities range across advanced academic courses, extra-academic courses and non-academic courses, such as pre-college math courses, language studies, learning a trade, art studies, volunteer work, travel, internships, sports and more. 2.! What are the pros and cons of taking a gap year? What do you think of the idea of taking a gap year? Pros: We can look after ourselves. It gives us the chance to stand on our own 2 feet at some point. We can learn how to do this the better and can do it ourselves. Moreover, gap year make our resume look pretty snazzy by valuable new skills that not everyone can learn in the university like cultural awareness, organization or an ability to work independently, …And we can meet new people, make friend or try to learn a new language. Cons: It can be stressful and expensive. Isn’t easy to do everything by ourselves, it can be a big shock getting used to this new way of life. I think if someone decides to take a gap year, they need to be very serious. They need to know everything about what they are going to do to have a money, to not lose their time for nothing, … 3.! What are the various steps you have to take to plan a gap year? -!

Chose the destination, think about what to do, where to live, how to exchange with each other

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Decide who to go with (or alone), who can we contact with, who can help in case of difficult

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Raise the money for the big new change

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Book the travel/ the ticket

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Pre-trip essentials/ research more and more about the new destination, what we need to be attention

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What to buy before to go

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Plan for the return

4.! Have you ever taken a gap year (half year)? Has anyone you know ever taken a gap year? Do you know of good/bad gap year stories? No I have ever taken a gap year and No I don’t know any story about gap year 5.! Dream your gap year: where would you go? What would you do? Who would you go with? What would you wish to get out of it? I will go to Canada where they also speak French and English. I can be a volunteer and try to learn something new that I prefer, I will travel, try everything I think I’ll never try. I think I can go alone; I can make new friend in Canada.

Videos ! Video 1 : BBC News on gap years Britain ! gap year India ! drop year The story of British teenager Henry Miller who was enjoying a year off between school and university and he seems to have reacted badly to some drinking a traditional hallucinogenic drink known as yoga in Columbia. Police said that 2 men on a motorcycle tried to take him to the hospital when he became ill but he died on the way and they left him at the roadside. Marcus Watts managing director of gap for and Samuel Carey who did a gap year. “Parent has a horror of theirs kids going on to a gap year” ! explain Video 2 : Take a gap year Alumni of Thinking Beyond Borders gap year programs give testimonials about the value and importance of gap years for helping students find purpose and direction before college. -! Keysey ! make a huge difference in terms of the preparation, the energy level, the maturity level; have an experience, make people feel ready and won’t be overwhelmed by anything -! Katie ! TBB help she so much more to take a gap year -! Emily ! great time to grow intellectually and to have an experience Video 3 : Taking a “gap year” before college Malia Obama will take a year off, known as a gap year, before entering Harvard University in the fall of 2017. University of Michigan sociology professor Elizabeth Armstrong joins Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero and explains the pros and cons of students waiting a year before going to college Video 4 : Funding your travels/gap year The girl talks about her experience to funding travels/gap year ! get a job, getting a working holiday visa, The war to volunteer for a charity then fundraising is also a good idea but need to have a plan of what going to be doing out there...